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Turkey dreams of far-fetched gas pipeline with Israel

Turkey is ready for energy cooperation with Israel after years of enmity, reviving a project to pipe Israeli gas to Europe as Ankara seeks to reduce its dependence on Russia.
23 May 2022, 18:00 PM

Biden says US recession not inevitable

A recession in the United States is not inevitable, President Joe Biden said Monday, while acknowledging the economic pain experienced by Americans as inflation soars.
23 May 2022, 18:00 PM

ECB plans end to negative rates era as inflation soars

Negative interest rates will soon be a thing of the past in the eurozone, the ECB’s chief signalled Monday, with the bank poised to raise rates for the first time in over a decade to tamp down soaring inflation.
23 May 2022, 18:00 PM

Indonesia due to restart palm oil export amid uncertainty over rules

Indonesia is due to resume exports of palm oil on Monday after a ban of more than three weeks, but industry traders and companies were awaiting details on accompanying rules to secure domestic supplies of the edible oil to control cooking oil prices.
23 May 2022, 06:58 AM

British pound: the sick man of the currency world

In volatile currency markets, one trade stands out as an easy bet: selling the British pound.
22 May 2022, 18:00 PM

Bitter harvest for Indian farmers after wheat export ban

When New Delhi banned wheat exports as prices soared over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine it provoked consternation abroad and drove the cereal even higher.
22 May 2022, 18:00 PM

Big brands fret over China as middle-class spurns luxury

Chloe Kou, a 28-year old beauty brand marketing manager from Shanghai, won’t be buying her usual  “one or two” high-end handbags this year. Instead, she plans to save not spend, and that is a problem for luxury brands.
22 May 2022, 18:00 PM

Hyundai Motor to invest $10b in US

Hyundai Motor Group said on Sunday it would invest an additional $5 billion in the United States by 2025 to strengthen collaboration with US firms in advanced technology.
22 May 2022, 18:00 PM

UK and Mexico launch trade talks

Britain and Mexico kicked off negotiations on Friday to pin down a post-Brexit free trade deal, the UK government announced.
22 May 2022, 18:00 PM

US, S Korea sign pact on supply chains

The United States and South Korea have agreed to work more closely on crucial trade and supply-chain issues, the US Commerce Department announced Saturday.
22 May 2022, 18:00 PM

India trims tax on fuel, essentials

India on Saturday announced a series of changes to the tax structure levied on crucial commodities in a bid to insulate consumers from rising prices amid high inflation.
22 May 2022, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh, India navies begin coordinated patrol in Bay

The fourth edition of the coordinated patrol (CORPAT) between the navies of Bangladesh and India began today (May 22, 2022) in the northern Bay of Bengal.
22 May 2022, 15:30 PM

Recession fears spook global markets

European and Asian markets took a beating Thursday, while the dollar tumbled a day after Wall Street suffered one of its worst batterings in two years over recession fears amid decades-high inflation.
21 May 2022, 18:00 PM

UK retail sales rebound

British retail sales unexpectedly rebounded in April, data showed Friday, but remain on a long-term downward trend amid a cost-of-living crisis that saw inflation rocket to a 40-year high.
21 May 2022, 18:00 PM

China lifts ban on Canada canola imports

China has lifted a ban on Canadian canola imports, a Canadian official said Thursday, calling it  “very good news” for producers that Ottawa argued had been caught up in a diplomatic row.
21 May 2022, 18:00 PM

China quietly raises purchase of low-priced Russian oil

China is quietly ramping up purchases of oil from Russia at bargain prices, according to shipping data and oil traders who spoke to Reuters, filling the vacuum left by Western buyers backing away from business with Russia after its invasion of Ukraine in February.
21 May 2022, 18:00 PM

Japan’s inflation hits 7-year high

Japan’s core consumer prices posted their biggest jump in seven years in April, official data showed Friday, as global commodity prices soared and the yen slumped against the dollar.
21 May 2022, 18:00 PM

Germany and Italy okayed payments after Brussels’ nod

Germany and Italy told companies they could open rouble accounts to keep buying Russian gas without breaching sanctions against Moscow following discussions with the European Union, sources said.
21 May 2022, 18:00 PM

India sends 40k tonnes of diesel to Sri Lanka under credit line facility

India today supplied another 40,000 tonnes of diesel to the economic-crisis plagued Sri Lanka under the credit line facility to the island nation.
21 May 2022, 14:21 PM

China’s zero-Covid policy dashes global recovery hopes

A sharp slowdown in China’s economy caused by its strict zero-Covid rules and Beijing’s shift away from a traditional reliance on external demand have cast doubts over how much the country will contribute to future global trade and investment.
19 May 2022, 18:00 PM